NOIR CITY Xmas 2025

To darken your Yuletide spirit, the Film Noir Foundation is presenting I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes, a 1948 Monogram noir starring William Castle, Elyse Knox, and Regis Toomey, based on the novel by master of suspense Cornell Woolrich.

The evening will also feature the unveiling of the program (and poster!) for NOIR CITYY 23, the 23rd year of the world's most popular film noir festival, coming to Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre January 16 - 25, 2026.

Doors open at 7 pm with live musical entertainment by the Nick Rossi Trio.

NOIR CITY 23 Passports (all-access passes) for January's festival will be available for sale ($200) at the FNF merchandise table located on the theatre mezzanine. New 2026 NOIR CITY t-shirts will be for sale along with other FNF merchandise.

Looking for one of Eddie Muller's books? Walden Pond Books will be the guest bookseller at NOIR CITY Xmas 2025. The bookseller will be located on the theatre mezzanine next to the FNF merchandise table.

Doors open at 7 pm with musical entertainment by the Nick Rossi Trio.

Holiday Food Drive at NOIR CITY Xmas benefitting the Alameda County Food Bank

If you'd like to donate unopened, non-perishable food food in its original packaging, bring it to NOIR CITY Xmas on December 17 and drop it off in the lobby's provided bins. Here's a shopping list off what the community would love to receive:

Ready-to-eat meals (easy-open cans or pouches): chili, stews, ravioli, soups, chicken, tuna, salmon

Snacks for kids: healthy lunch snacks, fruit/veggie pouches

Non-perishable fruit in cups, bowls or cans

Peanut butter

Cereal (boxes or single-serve bowls)

Nutrition/protein bars

FNF volunteers will deliver the food items to the Alameda County Community Food Bank.

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